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Important Nutrients in the Weight Loss Process You already know that sugar can add inches to your waistline, and promote several serious health conditions. The information is out there in a multitude of different forms for all to read. What we don’t see nearly as often is information telling us what types of nutrients will…

The Connection Between Obesity and Diabetes If there is one health condition that is truly reaching epidemic proportions in the United States, it is diabetes. The primary culprit for diabetes reaching epidemic proportions is obesity. The International Diabetes Foundation claims that diabetes and obesity are the “biggest public health challenge of the 21st century.” The…

The Benefits of Drinking Water to Help You Lose Weight With so many weight loss products, energy drinks, smoothies, supplements and strategies out there, it’s easy to lose sight of simple techniques that can make a huge difference. Drinking water is one such technique, and although it doesn’t come with sleek packaging or multi-million dollar…

The Incredible Value of Creating a Weight Loss Plan One of the big issues many people have when it comes to weight loss is putting forth an effort and not seeing any measurable results. When it seems like you’re just spinning your wheels, you end up getting discouraged, losing motivation and stopping the process altogether. This…

The Danger of Processed Foods for Successful Weight Loss Losing weight and keeping it off is becoming increasingly difficult for many people who come to our weight loss clinic. You can work out regularly, drink lots of water and get plenty of sleep, but the weight still creeps on. One of the reasons that this…

How Excess Sugar Makes You Gain Weight Among the plethora of unhealthy food ingredients and additives that have burst onto the scene in recent decades, it is probably good old-fashioned sugar that is causing the most damage. Sugar is in scores of processed foods and added to many others in some form or another. One…